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The Department congratulates Dr. Steven A. Soper on receiving the November 2021 Sutton Family Research Impact Award!

The Department congratulates Dr. Ward Thompson on receiving the October 2021 Sutton Family Research Impact Award!

LAWRENCE — Three seniors at the University of Kansas have advanced in the competition for prestigious scholarships for study in the United Kingdom.

The Department congratulates Dr. Tim Jackson on receiving the September 2021 Sutton Family Research Impact Award!

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has nominated six current seniors and a recent graduate for prestigious fellowships for study in the United Kingdom with the support of the university’s Office of Fellowships.  

LAWRENCE — KU Endowment has announced the recipients of the 2021 Chancellors Club Teaching Professorships. The honorees are health care educators at the KU School of Medicine-Wichita and KU School of Nursing and professors of geophysics and chemistry at KU’s Lawrence campus.  

Gathering and consolidating the required materials for a 400-page proposal is no easy feat. But Cady Bush managed the massive task expertly for a recent submission — one of many accomplishments that chemistry professor Susan Lunte credits for the continued success of her research center.

The Department of Chemistry is thrilled to announce that Professor Jon Tunge has been named the first Richard S. Givens Chair of Chemistry.  Professor Tunge was selected based on his continued excellence in all three areas of research, teaching, and service.  He will hold the Chair for a three-year…

The Chemistry Department regrets to announce the passing of Emeritus Professor Shih-I Chu, who died unexpectedly on August 7, 2021 in Taipei at the age of 78. Shih-I was the Watkins Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at KU and the Director of the Kansas Center for Advanced Scientific Computing.…

Summer 2021 marked the beginning of a new scholarship program - the KU Chemistry Summer Scholars. The Summer Scholars program helped recognize and honor outstanding graduate research in the Department of Chemistry. Along with the title of Summer Scholar, each scholar received a generous summer…